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Roundup Targets Harlem Hoodlums In Gun Club Raids
New York police swooped on Harlem poolrooms bars and crime clubs rounding up hoodlums who rented guns. Two men were charged with hiring pistols and sawed off shotguns for 25 dollars. Fourteen youths were seized facing counts from murder to robbery. Arrests included five members of the Thompson Wallace gang linked to a Fifth Avenue incident. Assistant Chief Inspector Frinstensky said the raids saved lives of officers and civilians.
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New York
Asha Sarees
Harlem
Thompson-Wallace
Fifth Avenue
129Th Street
Frank FE. Frinstensky, Jr